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I made Tiramisu but the expresso was too strong. It tastes bitter. Is there anything I can do to counteract this?

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Add salt. Sodium interacts with chemical pathways in the taste buds and affects how other flavours are perceived; one of these interactions is that it balances bitterness.

The interactions can be summarised in a chart:

Salty and bitter counteract each other, among other interactions

Peter Taylor
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just thinking out of the box here. How about if you put an extra layer of lady fingers, soaked/slathered with some lemon curd underneath your tiramisu? I'd suggest to give it a try with a small piece first. I don't know how bitter the tiramisu is but I really like the taste combination of the sweet sour of lemon and the bitterness from coffee/chocolate. HTH

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